NEWARK, N.J.- The Hunter College men's cross country team placed fourth in the men's 8k race at the 22nd Annual New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Cross Country Invitational.

The Hawks recorded a total time of 2:32:05, with an average race time of 30:25.

Leonardo Kaplan continued his breakout season, finishing seventh out of 140 runners in the 8k, with personal best time of 27:37.2. Jack Treacher also set a new personal best, finishing in 28:55.6. Freshman Amrit Singh crossed the tape in 30:03, improving his previous time of 35:14.8. 

Rookie Todd Maendel finished in 31:48.1 while fellow freshman Usaama N'Dow closed out in 33:41.2.

The Hawks return to the course on Oct. 11 in Central Park for the CCNY Duals.